3D Printing
3D printing technique could aid the study of rocks
A 3D printing technique being developed at Stanford could one day allow scientists to study rocks from afar, without needing to have actual samples in hand. By combining two techniques—remote 3D imaging and 3D printing—scientists could create physical models of digitally scanned rocks that are either too delicate to handle or too difficult to obtain in person, such as rocks from the moon or Mars.
3D print hits a wall: It's not what you think
WASP is taking one week break, before starting again with renewed energy. “We have already proved that two men and one machine can 3D-print a comfortable and healthy shelter with extremely little money. We are very satisfied of the results, even if we know there is still a lot to do,” said Massimo Moretti, WASP Founder and Creator of Shamballa Technological Park, the place where BigDelta printer, 12m high, has been assembled and start...
Drafting process aids nanoscale 3D printing
Designing a 3D printed structure is hard enough when the product is inches or feet in size. Imagine shrinking it smaller than a drop of water, smaller even than a human hair, until it is dwarfed by a common bacterium. This impossibly small structure can be made a reality with focused electron beam induced deposition, or FEBID, to essentially 3D print at the nanoscale. FEBID uses an electron beam from a scanning electron m...
Additive manufacturing technique extends life of sensors
An additive manufacturing technique called DMD (Direct Metal Deposition) developed by O.R. Lasertechnologie in Dieburg, Germany enables reliable protection of sensor elements by means of a hard alloy. It makes it possible to significantly extend their lifetimes, for example in pipelines of the oil and gas industry.
Modern technology meets ancient wonder
For centuries, legend and mystery has surrounded the seven wonders of the ancient world. Not least because only one of the seven structures (the Great Pyramid at Giza) is still standing - the others have been long lost in the myths of time. Indeed, the other six were destroyed (mostly by fire) long before photography or any renaissance artist could accurately capture what they looked like.
Solution to NYU 3D printing cybersecurity concerns
In a news release and paper in late July, researchers at NYU raised multiple cybersecurity concerns related to 3D printing. Specifically, they contended that the intentional incorporation of small defects or the alteration of the printing orientation of a part, among other things, could be performed to maliciously reduce the durability and suitability for use of 3D printed parts. Thus, under this scenario, a computer ‘hacker’ would be...
3D food printer could revolutionise cooking
If Mechanical Engineering Professor Hod Lipson has his way, we may soon have a 3D food printer that could revolutionise the way we think about food and prepare it. Over the past year, Lipson and his students have been developing a 3D food printer that can fabricate edible items through computer-guided software and the actual cooking of edible pastes, gels, powders, and liquid ingredients - all in a prototype that looks like an elegant coffee mach...
Moto2 bike wins with 3D printed suspension part
French Moto2 team TransFIORmers won its first race at the CEV Repsol European Championship in Barcelona in June 2016. The team used a front suspension system including an additively manufactured (3D printed) titanium wishbone produced using Renishaw’s AM250 manufacturing system.
All creatures great and 3D printed
Over the last few years the diversity of applications suited to 3D printing has known no bounds, from 3D printed aircraft to a whole host of medical solutions - where the technology has had a real impact particularly in recreating vital organs and helping amputees in the third world.
Engineering students create portable 3D printer
A team of engineering students has produced a functional portable 3D printer which has enabled them to print various objects including a set of cutlery and a set of teeth. Fourth year Mechanical Engineering (MEng) students at the University of Leicester made various mechanical modifications to a functional desktop 3D printer to make it portable - allowing it to collapse into a versatile suitcase featuring a handle and wheels.